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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English or American.
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Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Aleysha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alfonsia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Alphonsine.
Alfre f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.
Alfredia f American
variant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Algeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.
Algernae f American (Modern, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Algernon.
Aliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Alyona or Eliana 1 or possibly a combination of Ali 2 and Ana.
Aliane f English
Variant of Eliane.... [more]
Alianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]
Alicebeth f English
Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.
Alicen f English (Modern)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alice.
Aliceson f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alison. According to the SSA, Aliceson was given to 12 girls in 2011.
Aliciana f English, English (American)
Elaboration of Alicia by adding Ana. This name was given to 25 girls in 2017.
Aliciya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicyn f English (American)
Variant of Allison, likely influenced by the spelling of Alice.
Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]
Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).
Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.
Alirah f English
Variant of Alira
Alisande f English (American, Rare, ?)
Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.
Alisanne f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alison probably influenced by the name Anne 1 (or possibly Lisanne, Alisander/Alexane) or else a blend of Alice and Anne 1.
Aliscia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alishya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aliss f English
Variant of Alice.
Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)
Alitzel f Mexican, American (Hispanic, Modern), Mayan (?)
Many websites claim that this is a Mayan name meaning "smiling girl". It might be a combination of a name beginning with Ali (such as Alicia) and Itzel.
Alixa f English
Variant of Alexa.
Aliyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aliysia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alkelda f English (British, Rare, Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology, History (Ecclesiastical)
Younger form of Old English Hǣlcelde. Saint Alkelda (died on 28 March c. 800) was ostensibly an Anglo-Saxon princess who was strangled by pagan Viking women during Danish raids in about 800 at Middleham in Yorkshire, England... [more]
All m & f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Allan, Allison and names that begin with All-.
Allean f English
Variant of Aline.
Allee f English (American)
Allee is a diminutive of Allison.
Allena f English
Variant of Alena.
Allencia f African American
Rhyming variant of Valencia.
Allene f English
Variant of Aline.
Allex m & f English (American)
Variant of Alex.
Allexa f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexa. Allexa was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Allexia f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexia that was given to 7 girls in 2007.
Allexis f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexis. Allexis was given to 5 girls in 2014.
Allexus f English, English (American)
Variant of Alexis that was given to 7 girls in 2006.
Allianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Allice f English
Variant of Alice.
Alliena f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Aliena or of Aliana.
Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.
Alline f English
Variant of Aline.
Allisyn f English
Variant of Alison.
Allora f American (Modern)
This is apparently either a variant of Alora or Allura or else an American combination of Alice and Lora.... [more]
Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.
Allure f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".
Allyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Allyna f English
Feminine form of Allyn, sometimes used as a variant of Alana.
Allyne f English
Feminine variant of Allen.
Allysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha and Alicia (See also Allycia).
Allysson f English
Variant of Alison.
Almandine f English (Rare)
The name of a mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an alteration of the French alabandine, from the Latin alabandina, from the ancient in Caria, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Alabanda (Αλαβάνδα), which was known for producing dark marbles and garnet-like stones... [more]
Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]
Almedia f English (American)
Elaboration of Almeda.... [more]
Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.
Almina f English
Possibly a diminutive form of Alma 1 or a variant form of Elmina. This name was borne by the English aristocrat Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (1876-1969) - she was the wife of George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), who was involved in the discovery and excavation of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.
Aloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Alonda f American (Rare)
An invented name which has been consistently used in America since the sixties. Possibly influenced by Alondra, Yolanda, and Alejandra.
Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".
Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]
Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.
Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.
Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)
Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]
Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]
Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.
Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altha f American
Variant of Althea.
Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]
Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.
Althia f English
Variant of Althea.
Altie f English
Diminutive of Althea and other names beginning with Alt-.
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?
Alverdine f English
Apparently a feminized form of Alfred via the Latin Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as Alvedine.'
Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.
Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.
Aly f English
Variant of Ally 1.
Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.
Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]
Alyha f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Alyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Alyla f English
Alyla, pronounced 'AH-LIE-LAH' means sophisticated, unique and mysterious.
Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.
Alyna f English
Variant of Alina.
Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.
Alysanne f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison or a combination of Alys and Anne 1.
Alyshia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alyss f English
Variant of Alice.
Alyssabeth f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth influenced by Alyssa and Beth, or a combination of both.
Alyssan f English (Rare)
Variant of Allison influenced by Alyssa.
Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.
Alyssum f & m English (Rare)
From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.
Alyssya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alysyn f English
Variant of Alison.
Amabella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Amabel or variant of Amabilia, used by Neil Gaiman for a character (one of the ghosts) in his children's novel 'The Graveyard Book' (2010).
Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.
Amalee f English
Variant of Amalie.
Amantha f English (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Samantha.
Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".
Amaria f English (Modern)
Elaborated from of Amara
Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
Amarisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Marisa, influenced by the name Amara.
Amarise f English (Modern)
Variant of Marise, influenced by the spelling of Amara.
Amarna f English (Rare)
The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]
Amaurie f & m American
Variant of Amaury.
Amazing f & m English (Rare)
From the English word amazing, which is derived from Old English āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.
Amberlea f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Amberly, influenced by Leah.
Amberlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly or a combination of Amber and Lee (See also Amberlynn and Emberlee).